Railway metallic tie and clamp.



PATENTED JULY 17, 1906.

H. L. YOUNG. RAILWAY METALLIG TIE AND CLAMP.

APPLICATION FILED APR.16,1906.

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RAILWAY METALLIC TIE AND CLAMP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 17, 1906.

Application filed April 16,1906. Serial No. 311,978.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY L. YOUNG, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pueblo, in the county of Pueblo and State of Colorado, haveinvented new and useful improvements in Railway Metallic Ties andClamps, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in pressed-steel ties for railwaysand means for securing-the rails thereto.

The principal objects of the invention are to supply a metal railway-tieat less expense and having greater life than a tie made from othermaterial; to so form and construct the tie that the s reading of therails will be prevented and t e wrecking of trains from such cause beavoided; to so form and construct the tie that it will offer a maximumresistance .to forces tending to displace it longitudinally,

laterally, and by rocking to grind it into the road-ballast; to supplymeans for attaching the rails to the tie in a rapid, secure, andeflicient manner, and to dispense with the use of threaded bolts inmounting the rails.

These and other objects I obtain by, and the invention consists in, themechanism and construction hereinafter described and claimed, andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is aperspective view of my improved tie with all fastenings removed. Fig. 2is a central longitudinal section through the tie, showing the railsmounted and fastened thereon. Fig. 3 is a central transverse section, onan enlarged scale, through the tie, showing one member of the rail-clampin elevation. Fig. 4 is a top plan view of a portion of the tie, showingthe rail-clamps in position for holding a rail. Fig. 5 is an enlargeddetached perspective view of fish-plate clamps for holding the rail tothe tie, employed to form a joint whentwo rails abut over the tie.

Fig. 6 is an end elevation of the same in their relative operativepositions. Fig. 7 is a detached perspective view of the rail-clamps usedat points along the rails other than at the joints, and Fig. 8 is an endelevation of the same similar to Fig. 6.

Referring to the drawings, in which similar reference-numerals designatecorresponding parts throughout the several figures, the tie 1s shown asformed from sheet metal, preferably steel, of'the proper thickness forthe traffic-ofthe road for which it is to be used,

with. a central portion 21, arch-shaped in cross-section and extendinglongitudinally of the tie. Upon each side of this central portion 21 themetal is bent outwardly and back upon itself to form base-flanges 20;and then upwardly to form upstanding side flan cs 19. Toward the ends ofthe tie the centraf archshaped portion 2 1 terminatesin a downturned end6, thus forming an inverted closed-end channel flanked by base-flangesand provided with atamping-opening 4. Near each end of the tie thearch-shaped portion is slightly flattened, as shown at 2, and inalinement therewith the side flanges 19 are cut out at 1 to receive therail-clamps. At one side of flattened portion 2 the metal is cut and.bent up to form a lug 3, and this lug, together with undercut points 1of the side flanges, constitutes an abutment for one side of therail-clamps.

My combined rail-clamp and fish-plate is shown in Figs. 5 and 6 and therail-clamp without the fish-plate feature in Figs. 7 and 8. Referringfirst to Figs. 5 and 6, it will be seen that the clamp is composed oftwo members, one having a fish-plate 8, and a base portion 8, adapted toform a seat for the abutting rail ends and provided with downwardlybentflanges adapted to bridge and take over the side flanges 19 of the tie.The cooperating clamping member has a fish-plate 9 and adownwardly-extending portion cut out at 15 to conform to the shape ofarch-shaped portion 21 of the tie and having lugs 9 adapted to rest inthe channel formed between portion 21 and side flanges 19 of the tie,where they are secured by bolt 17, inserted through holes 10 and 22.When assembled, the 'flshlates are secured to abutting rail ends by b0ts 11. Plate 8 rests against abutments 1 and 3, and bolt 17 is passedthrough holes 10 and 22 and through holes 23 in arch 21 and secured bytapered cotter-pin 18. This forms a combined rail-joint and clamp.

When a rail is to be attached to a tie, I preferably employ the clampsshown in Figs. 7 and 8, which are similar to those shown in Figs. 6 and7, but without the fishlates.

Here the parts 13 and 14 engage the rai -base, and parts 13*, 12, 10*,and 16 correspond, re spectively, to parts 8*, 9 10, and 15. Theassembling of these parts is shown in Figs. 3 and 4. Base-flanges 20 ofthe tie are preferably provided with suitable perforations 5 to receivespikes or bolts for securing the tie to bridge structures.

The form of my improved tie is not only ed channel, the metal adapted toobtain the greatest strengthpossible with the sheet metal employed, butaffords a means by which the proper tamping under and about the tiecauses the tie to adhere rigidly to the road-bed. By tarnping throughopening 4.- the road-bed or ballast is packed firmly under the archandagainst its ends 6 and both lateral and longitudinal displacement ofthe tie prevented. Baseflanges 2O constitute a firm base to preventrocking of the tie and consequent grinding into the road-bed, and theseform a base and brace which, together with the rail-clamps and mounting,firmly hold the upstanding sides 19.

The rail-clamps not only form an efficient support for the rails, butsecurely hold them against "running and effects of expansion. Only onebolt is needed for securing the clamp to the tie, and as the taperedcotterpin is employed the objectionable feature of threaded bolts ispractically eliminated. Moreover, by my construction when employed incities old rails may be removed and new rails supplied in paved streetswithout cutting any avement from the outside of either rail, it beingonly necessary to remove the paving or stone toothed between the railsfor a few inches in from the rail, whereupon the clamp-bolt 17 may beremoved and the rail pulled inward. The clamps are then applied to thenew rail, and it is placed in position upon the tie, when bolt 17 isreapplied and the paving or stone toothing replaced.

By employing the phrase arch-shaped in cross-section with reference tothe central portion of the tie I do not intend to limit myself to theexact rounded shape shown, but wish to include any arch outline whichmight be held the equivalent thereof.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. A railway-rail tie having a central portion arch-shaped incross-section, an upstanding side flan e at each side of said centralportion, and ase-flanges extending laterally from the junction of saidcentral portion and said upstanding side flanges, substantially asdescribed.

2. A sheet-metal railway-rail tie having a central portion formed toprovide an invertu on each side of said central portion being fientoutwardly and back upon itself to form base-flanges and upwardly toprovide upstanding side flanges, substantially as described.

3. A sheet-metal railway-rail tie formed with a central portionarch-shaped in crosssection to provide an inverted channel closed at theends, the metal upon each side of said central portion being bentoutwardly and back upon itself to form base-flanges and upwardly toprovide upstanding side flanges, substantially as described.

4. A sheet-metal railway-rail tie formed with a central portionarch-shaped in crosssection to provide an inverted channel closed at theends and having one or more tampingopenings, the metal upon each side ofsaid central portion being bent outwardly and back upon itself to formbase-flanges and upwardly to'provide upstanding side flanges,substantially as described.

5. A combined railway metallic tie and rail-clamp comprising a tieformed from sheet metal with a central portion archshaped incross-section and an upstanding side flange at each side of said centralportion, a clam member formedto seat and enends to bridge and straddlesaid upstanding side flanges, and a cooperating clamp member arched toconform to said central portion and formed with means toengage therailbetween said central portion and upstanding flanges for attachmentto the latter, substantially as described.

6. A sheet-metal railway-rail tie formed with a central portionarch-shaped in crosssection and an upstanding side flange at each sideofsaid central portion ,a flattenedrail-seat upon said central portion,and a lug cut and bent up from said central portion adjacent saidflattened rail-seat to constitute a lateral 7. A sheet-metalrailway-rail tie formed with a central portion arch-shaped incrosssection and an upstanding side flange at each side of said centralportion, seat upon said central portion, a lug cut and bent up from saidcentral portion adjacent said flattened rail-seat to constitute alateral abutment for a rail, and means for clamping a rail against saidabutment substantially as described.

8. A sheet-metal with a central portion arch-shaped in crosssection andan side of said central portion, a clamping member formed with a part toengage said tie and constitute a rail-seat and a part to enga re arail-base, a cooperating clamping mem er formed to engage the rail-baseandhaving lugs for attachment to said tie, a bolt. securflanges, and atapered cotter-pin for securing said bolt and bearing against one ofsaid side flanges, substantially as described.

9. A sheet-metal railway-rail tie formed with a central portionarch-shaped in crosssection and an upstanding side flange at each side.of said central ortion, a rail-clampin member formed with a part toengage sai tie and constitute a rail-seat and a fishlate, a cooperatingclamping member forme with a fish-plate and means for attachment to saidtie, and means to attach said fish-plates to I abutting rail ends and tosecure said clamp-- gage a rai -base and having downturned' base andlugs extended to rest in the channels abutment for a rail,substantiallyas described.

a flattened rail-- railway-rail he formed A upstanding side flange ateach ing said lugs to said tie upstanding side ICC ing members upon saidtie, substantially as 1 means engaging said lugs, substantially asdescribed. described.

10. Asheet-metal railway-rail tie having a, In testimony whereof I havesigned my central portion formed to provide an inverted name to thisspecification in the presence of 5 clanriel, an upstanding side flangeat each two subscribing Witnesses.

si e 0 said central portion, a lug cut and bent T up from said centralportion adjacent an end HARRY O thereof, said side flanges havingnotches each Witnesses: terminating at one end in a lug alined With S.F. CRAWFORD, 10 said central-portion lug, and rail-clamping JAS. F.MoMAHo'N.

